PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mclovin Junior (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adon Sagat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Junior
vs
Sagat

188 cm
19
212 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
25
203 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Mclovin Junior!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Adon Sagat!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Donald Grub and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sagat dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sagat throws a front kick that sends Junior stumbling back into the cage.
Junior misses with an uppercut
and Sagat counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Junior is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Sagat throws a nice outside leg kick.

Sagat rushes Junior and presses him up against the cage.
A knee to the head by Sagat.
Junior fails to pull guard.
Junior tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Sagat just stands there and leans against the cage.
Junior tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mclovin Junior. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sagat has Junior pressed against the cage.
Junior tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Sagat using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Sagat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sagat scores with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Sagat.
Junior is breathing heavily.
Sagat connects with a knee to the head.
Sagat landing knees to the head.
Sagat's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Sagat scores with a knee to the head.
Junior takes a knee right on the jaw!
Sagat lands a nice knee to the body.
Sagat with a knee to the head.
Sagat lands a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sagat is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Junior takes a knee right on the jaw!
Sagat stalls.
Sagat with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Sagat scores with a knee to the head.
Junior tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Sagat with a knee to the head.
Sagat lands a knee to the head.
Sagat softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Junior fails to pull guard.
Sagat stalls.
Sagat lands a damaging elbow.
Junior jumps guard but Sagat stands there with Junior around his waist. Junior gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Sagat is pushing Junior up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Junior fails to pull guard.
A nice left hand lands by Sagat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sagat lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sagat is pushing Junior up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Sagat crunches a lovely knee into Junior's ribcage.
Junior fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Sagat with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Sagat throws a knee to the head but misses.
Junior tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Sagat just stands there and leans against the cage.
Sagat scores a nice knee to the body.
Junior is working for takedown but Sagat is calmly controlling the position for now.
Junior jumps guard but Sagat stands there with Junior around his waist. Junior gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Junior tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Sagat just stands there and leans against the cage.
Sagat connects with a knee to the head.
Sagat with a knee to the head.
Sagat lands a knee to the head.
Junior tries to pull guard but Sagat holds him up against the cage and eventually Junior drops back down to his feet.
Sagat using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Junior tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Sagat misses with a knee strike.
Sagat stops a takedown attempt from Junior.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Junior fails to pull guard.
Sagat scores a nice knee to the body.
Junior is trying to drag Sagat to the mat but Sagat just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Sagat landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Sagat landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Sagat lands a hook that snaps the head of Junior backwards.
Sagat lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Sagat utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Sagat.
Junior tries to pull guard but Sagat holds him up against the cage and eventually Junior drops back down to his feet.
Junior fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Sagat lands an elbow inside.
Junior changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Sagat fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Sagat thuds his shin into the meat of Junior's side.
Mclovin Junior seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Junior swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Sagat counters with a body kick that stops Junior in his tracks momentarily.
Junior throws a lazy uppercut
and Sagat counters with a leg kick.
Junior tries to clinch up
and Sagat counters with a body kick that stops Junior in his tracks momentarily.
Junior throws an off balance right hand

and Sagat counters by clinching up.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Sagat obliges.
Junior jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Sagat walks away with a smile on his face. Junior gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sagat.
Good leg kick by Sagat there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Sagat lands with a kick to the temple. Junior shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
That kick from Sagat tenderised Junior's leg. Junior is trying to keep his angry face on.
Adon Sagat is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sagat dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Junior. That did some damage!
Junior misses with a left hand
and Sagat counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sagat lets loose with a powerful body kick. Junior will feel that in the morning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Adon Sagat dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Sagat takes the fight into the clinch.
Sagat content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Junior tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Sagat just stands there and leans against the cage.
Junior fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Sagat scores a nice knee to the body.
Junior takes a knee right on the jaw!
Sagat working Junior over with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Sagat obliges.
Junior changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Sagat fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mclovin Junior. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sagat scores with a leg kick.
Sagat turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Junior takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Sagat - that will leave a mark!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sagat lands a front kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Sagat connects with a high kick.
Sagat throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sagat throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
An inside leg kick lands from Sagat.
Junior tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Adon Sagat seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Junior throws an off balance right hand
and Sagat counters with a head kick.
Sagat lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
A good leg kick by Sagat.
Junior misses with a hook
and Sagat counters with a good, hard body kick but Junior shrugs it off.
Junior tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sagat goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
A good leg kick by Sagat.
Sagat throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sagat scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

Sagat closes the distance and clinches.
Sagat unloads a knee to the mid-section.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sagat stalling the fight.
Junior takes an elbow to the forehead.
A knee to the head by Sagat.
Sagat lands a knee to the head.
Junior fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Junior fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Sagat has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Knees to the body from Sagat.
Junior takes a shot to the head.
Sagat landing knees to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sagat.
Junior jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Sagat walks away with a smile on his face. Junior gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Junior with a poor takedown
and Sagat counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Junior is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Junior is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Sagat throws a quick inside leg kick.
Junior stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sagat.
Sagat throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Sagat lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sagat.
Junior misses with a right hand
and Sagat counters with a thumping low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Junior takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Sagat!
Junior closes the distance looking to clinch
and Sagat counters with a nice low kick that buckles Junior's knee momentarily.
Sagat throws a nice outside leg kick.
Sagat connects with a leg kick. Junior looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Junior throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Sagat counters with an outside leg kick.
Sagat lands a nice leg kick that just misses Junior's sensitive parts.
Junior thows a leg kick but Sagat checks it
and Sagat counters with a nice low kick that buckles Junior's knee momentarily.
Sagat dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Junior. That did some damage!
Sagat lands a nice leg kick that just misses Junior's sensitive parts.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sagat, right into the meat.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sagat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Junior misses with a hook
and Sagat counters with a nice body kick.
Sagat throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Junior takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Sagat lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

Sagat rushes Junior and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sagat is pushing Junior up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A knee to the head by Sagat.
Sagat landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Sagat lands a nice knee to the body.
Junior takes a knee right on the jaw!
Sagat lands a body shot.

Junior manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sagat wants to control from the top but Junior keeps moving.
Sagat slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Adon Sagat showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Junior misses with a left hand
and Junior takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Junior changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Sagat looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Sagat is looking for a sweep.
Junior in side control lands a decent elbow.
Sagat manages to get back to half guard.
Sagat is trying to maintain the position but Junior is very close to passing his half guard.
Junior is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Junior throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sagat wants to improve his position but Junior is controlling well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sagat is not content to let Junior control the position.
Sagat on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Junior seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Sagat does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Junior not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Junior thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sagat's head.

Junior is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Sagat defends it well.
Sagat moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Junior stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sagat swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sagat is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.

Junior drops back, looking for a kneebar! Sagat looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Sagat looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Sagat!
Sagat tries to advance to mount but can't.
Junior is trying to control Sagat's posture but Sagat avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.
Junior manages to work his way to half guard, despite Sagat's best efforts.
Junior has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Junior is trying to control but can't.
Junior is staying active underneath Sagat, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Sagat stalling.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Sagat wants to free his trapped foot but Junior is holding on for dear life with his legs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Junior trying to control but Sagat postures up.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Adon Sagat hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Sagat tries to clinch up.
Mclovin Junior has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Junior changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Sagat tries to avoid it but Junior manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Sagat to the ground. Sagat escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Junior throws a right hand that misses
and Sagat counters with an outside leg kick.
Sagat throws a quick inside leg kick.
Adon Sagat is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Junior throws a poor cross that misses

and Sagat counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Sagat.
Junior tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Junior takes a knee right on the jaw!
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Sagat with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Adon Sagat.
I've got Sagat winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 25:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 25:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 26:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Adon Sagat!